The implementation process and resource requirements of the University of Connecticut Budget Office's online decision support system are described. Successes and failures of shifting to a fully interactive budget review and development process are also reviewed. Special attention is given to the personnel problems and analytical challenges…

The Swedish National Board of Universities and Colleges' research on higher education program is discussed. The program's primary aim is to encourage discussion of the content, form, and effect of higher education activities. After outlining the distinctive properties and values of the program, the following main content areas of research are…

This paper first explains that in school site budgeting management, principals, teachers, and community members are involved in allocating school funds appropriated by district offices to individual schools. After briefly commenting on the origins, assumptions, and process of school site budgeting management, the roles of the participants are…

This paper presents the procedures used for carrying out a needs assessment concerning drug and alcohol abuse prevention and intervention efforts across nine western states and the Pacific territories prior to and subsequent to the receipt of United States Department of Education funds to implement training and technical services in the region.…

Data on the total revenue and expenses and changes in fund balances of the 21 provincially-assisted universities of Ontario are provided for the fiscal year ending in 1987. The categories and definitions used to present financial data are explained. In addition to financial data for each institution, summary information for all schools on a…

The General Accounting Office (GAO) conducted a study in response to Senator Lawton Chiles' request that the GAO explore the adequacy of the funding levels proposed for the Department of Health and Human Services' Public Health Service and the appropriateness of priorities reflected in the administration's proposed budget for prevention of…

Fiscal year 1984 data on the total revenue and expenses and changes in fund balances of the 21 provincially-assisted universities of Ontario are presented. The categories and definitions that are used to present financial data are explained. In addition to financial data for each institution, summary information for all schools on a consolidated…

The Senate Committee on Labor and Human Resources reports an original bill (S. 1238) to amend the Bilingual Education Act to make federal financial assistance available for children of limited English proficiency without mandating a specific method of instruction, to encourage innovation at the state and local levels through greater administrative…

Data on the total 1980-81 revenue and expenses of 22 Canadian colleges and universities affiliated or federated with the provincially assisted universities of Ontario are presented. Information is provided on: total actual revenue and expenses by type of general fund and excess of revenue over expenses before and after appropriations, actual…

This user's manual, designed to meet the needs of adoption exchange administrators and program managers for a formal tool to assist them in the overall management and operation of their program, presents the Model Adoption Exchange Payment System (MAEPS), which was developed to improve the delivery of adoption exchange services throughout the…

The Elementary Staffing Study was conducted to develop a formula for determining the allocation of personnel positions and services for individual elementary school campuses in the Austin Independent School District. The 1981-82 study was meant to identify factors to be considered in personnel assignment, to "weight" each factor, and to…

Fiscal year 1981-1982 data on revenues and expenses for the 21 Ontario, Canada, provincially assisted universities and related institutions are presented for each institution and on a consolidated basis. Statistical tables cover the following: total actual revenue and expense by type of general fund and excess of revenue over expense before and…

The equity allocation model for multi-campus districts and/or large divisions is an attempt to rationally allocate expenditure appropriations among campuses or other college units. Typically, the program budget for a school district shows the budget in three dimensions: expenditure object (e.g., salaries, supplies, and contract services); program…

Fiscal year 1983 data on the total revenue and expenses and changes in fund balances of the 21 provincially assisted universities of Ontario are presented. The categories and definitions that are used to present financial data are explained. In addition to financial data for each institution, summary information for all schools on a consolidated…

A discussion is presented of the process of resource allocation and the use of performance indicators in public sector higher education in Britain. First, background is presented on the method of providing resources to institutions of advanced further education (AFE) and non-advanced further education (NAFE) on the basis of pooled recurrent…